Killer Films is currently in pre-production on the feature film THE BALLAD OF BETTIE PAGE, starring Gretchen Mol ("Rounders") in the title role, it was announced today by Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, co-presidents, Killer Films. The most successful pin-up model of the 1950s, Page's legendary bondage photographs made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and turned her into one of the first American sex icons. The film is directed by Mary Harron ("I Shot Andy Warhol") from a script by Harron and Guinivere Turner ("American Psycho"). The executive producers are Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, and the producer is Lori Keith Douglas.
The cast also includes Lili Taylor ("Casa de los babys"), David Strathairn ("Twisted"), Jonathan M. Woodward ("Pipe Dream"), Cara Seymour ("Gangs of New York"), Tara Subkoff ("The Cell") and Kevin Carroll ("The Secret Lives of Dentists").
Jonathan M. Woodward starred in the Emmy Award-winning HBO Films presentation "Wit," "A Town Without Pity" and the cult hit, "Pipe Dream." He also appeared in the recurring role of Knox on the series "Angel." Woodward has also made guest appearances on "Third Watch" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
Courtesy of Yahoo.com
|
